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Week in Review

Week in Review

The Interior Department issues new offshore drilling regulations, Goldman Sachs settles lawsuit stemming from 2008 financial crisis, and more…

Finding a Schedule that Works for Hourly Employees

Finding a Schedule that Works for Hourly Employees

New York bill would regulate the way some employers manage work schedules.

Solving Brazil’s Bribery Scandals

Solving Brazil’s Bribery Scandals

Brazilian prosecutors hope to curb corruption with new laws—but critics say they go too far.

Fate of Municipal Broadband in Court

Fate of Municipal Broadband in Court

Sixth Circuit holds hearing on FCC’s municipal broadband order.

Could Sharing Pay Data Shrink the Gender Wage Gap?

Could Sharing Pay Data Shrink the Gender Wage Gap?

EEOC proposal raises questions about pay equity—and privacy.

Next Steps in Improving Higher Education Regulation

Next Steps in Improving Higher Education Regulation

The key to improving higher education in the United States lies in selecting the right regulatory tools.

Toward a New Approach to Regulating Higher Education

Toward a New Approach to Regulating Higher Education

A strengthened management-based regime could be combined with a lessening of unnecessary and unhelpful “command and control.”

Week in Review

Week in Review

The Labor Department finalizes rule concerning retirement investment advisers, Pfizer halts Allergan merger following proposed rule on corporate inversions, and more…

President Obama’s College Rating Proposal

President Obama’s College Rating Proposal

The college rating controversy reveals the challenges of a performance-based approach to regulating higher education.

Management-Based Regulation of Higher Education

Management-Based Regulation of Higher Education

Regulation of higher education has long been “management-based”—and under attack for being ineffectual.

Types of Regulation

Types of Regulation

Those seeking to reform the regulation of higher education must understand the available tools.

Learning from the “College Rating System” Debate

Learning from the “College Rating System” Debate

The Obama Administration’s failed effort to establish a rating system holds implications for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.